2027: Fintiri announces Adamawa APC campaign council, names Marwa co-chair
The governor charged council members to work in unity and deliver victory for the APC at all levels in the forthcoming elections. The post 2027: Fintiri announces Adamawa APC campaign council, names Marwa co-chair…
Governor Ahmadu Fintiri's emergence as Adamawa's APC leader follows his defection from the PDP, under whose platform he was first elected governor before switching allegiance to the ruling party. His move was widely seen as part of a broader wave of PDP governors and politicians realigning with the APC ahead of the 2027 general elections, reshaping the political landscape in the North-East.
The formation of a campaign council well ahead of the polls signals early mobilisation efforts by the APC in Adamawa, a state that has historically been a keenly contested political battleground between the APC and PDP. The naming of Aminu Iya Abbas Marwa, a former military administrator of Lagos State known popularly as Buba Marwa, as co-chair underscores Fintiri's bid to assemble a broad coalition of political heavyweights to consolidate the party's structure in the state. Coverage across newsrooms is consistent on the announcement and Marwa's role, though specifics on other council members, their responsibilities, and the campaign's strategy are yet to be detailed.